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Renew vehicle licence

Renewing your vehicle licence

Apply Online - Vehicle Licence renewal

You can apply to renew your vehicle licence at any time within the calendar month before your licence expires. You will be required to specify a date to collect your licence and plate and have your vehicle assessed by an officer. This date must be at least 10 working days after your application has been submitted.

Applications will be granted within 10 working days of a complete and valid application being received. We will not offer you any other guarantee as to how soon your application will be processed other than this.

Once your application is received we will validate it and then contact you to confirm collection. The earlier you apply to renew your licence the greater the chance of us arranging an appointment that fits with your schedule.

Before applying to renew

Your vehicle must pass an MOT and a compliance certificate at one of our approved garages no earlier than 14 days before you submit your application. If your MOT and/or compliance certificate are older than 14 days when you come to submit you will need to book and pay for the same assessment at an approved garage.

Please note that one of our testing stations MOTORTEK LIMITED has temporarily relocated to: Kingsbury (Pre Book Only).

Use these contact details to pre book and confirm a time and address Tel: 020 8953 4443 or MB: 07985 191 821

Alternatively you can still book your test as our other testing station:

JTT AUTOTECH LTD - TEL: 01707 658899

HOLLIES WAY INDUSTRIAL PARK,

218 HIGH STREET,

POTTERS BAR, HERTS,

EN6 5BJ

How to apply

Complete the application form online and submit it to us with the following documents:

  1. Vehicle Logbook V5C
  2. MOT certificate issued in the last 14 days from an approved garage;
  3. Certificate of compliance issued in the last 14 days from an approved garage;
  4. Insurance for private hire and reward or, if a Hackney, Public Hire and reward
  5. Confirmation of payment.

You may also need:

  1. A Basic DBS disclosure if you are not a licensed driver;
  2. A letter from the owner of the vehicle if it is not yours:
  3. Certificate of Calibration if your vehicle is a Hackney Carriage;

You should either post the completed application form to the Council Offices (you can do this by hand) or email the documents to us.

How to pay

You can pay for your vehicle licence renewal using our online payment system.

Please ensure that you complete the details correctly, particularly your name, licence number and address. You should then either note the receipt number in your email to us or screenshot confirmation of your payment and send it to us along with your other documents.

Please note:

If you make an incomplete application we will not process it. It will either be returned to you or deleted.